The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-11-15

! patience was exhausted without the
additional vexation of having her hus
band take advantage of a half holiday
to attend baseball game and delay
bis return beyond the usual hour.
''Oh. if girls only knew when they
were well of. they would never marry"
she said bitterly. rs she seated herself
at the parlor window with her friend.
"Just look at the coy life led before
marriage; and now 1t is work, work.
from morning till night, no chance for
rest or recreation. no opportunity to 60
out, and the children drive me nearly
wild. while my husband cares no more
than block for all my troubles. Oh,
wish were free once more! l would
-" she broke off abruptly and leaned
out of the window. "FOr heavens
sake" she cried, excitedly, "just look
at that child! May, come out of the
road this instant, or you'll get good
whipping. Dick Hayes, are you
crazy? There's that child in the mid
die of the road. liable to be run over
any moment A smart man you are to
take care of the children
May was in the street, running here
and there, kicking at some bits of stone
and now and then stopping to dance,
whirling and twisting, jumping like a
ballet dancer, while her father, on the
walk near her, was pushing the baby
carriage containing little Harry-walk-
ing slowly-his eyes bent on the pave
ment evidently unmindful of what
was passing around him. At the
sound of his wife's sharp voice he
lifted his head, and for the first time
saw Mays danger.
Come here, May, this instantr he
called quickly. But May stopped for
moment only in her dancing, then
whirling on her foot cast saucy, def
ant glance at her father.
MAY, do you hear meP" he said
sternly. "Come over herer" And, drop
ping the handles of the baby carriage,
he started rapidly toward her. May
stood still for an instant, kicking the
earth with her tiny shoes, then started
to obey.
At that moment there was rattle of
wheels. TIE quick tramp of horses
feet, and before the child had passed
half the distance to the walk horse at
tached to an empty, broken carriage
came rapidly around the corner not q
dozen rods from her. The whiffletree
Of the broken carriage dashed against
the horses heels at every jump, and.
half maddened with fright, he was
tearing down the street at furious
pace. To spring into the road and
catch May in his arms was the work of
an instant; but the horse was close upon
them, and with shout Richard threw
up his arms almost in its face, thinking
it would naturally turn to the right,
but, on the contrary, the animal in its
mad terror swerved to the left and
struck Richard with full force In an
instant the iron hoofs and heavy vehi-
Gle had passed over his PROSTATE body,
and at the next bound the wheels struck
the baby carriage, leaving it wrecked
about the helpless little form. 1t was
all over in a moment-the frightened
horse was dashing madly down the
street, and the three bodies lay appsr-
emily lifeless in the road.
So suddenly had it all happened that
Clarice and Eva had stood as IL para
lyzed with horror, then with a quick
cry Eva was out of the house and down
the steps. Reaching the wrecked baby
carriage she lifted her child from amid
the debris. There was cruel cash at
the back of the head, from which the
blood was flowing freely. while the fair
hair, the sweet face and dainty white
garments were stained with the Grim.
son tide.
The beautiful blue eyes met hers in
a dull, CLASSY stare, there was CULVER
of the blue-yeined lids, a quick gasp,
and little form lay limp and lifeless
in her arms.
A crowd had rapidly collected and
Richard and May were carefully lifted
and borne into the house, while Eva,
like one bereft of her senses, silently
and mechanically followed, holding
the lifeless form of her babe pressed
closely to her breast
In the middle of the pleasant parlor
she paused and looked with a wild,
horror-stricken countenance from the
pallid, blood-stained face upon her
breast to the unconscious form of her
husband and child upon the sofa.
Clarice came toward her. passed her
arm about her, and tried to lead her to
a seat. Slowly Eva turned toward her;
then as she seemed to recognize the
friendly, sympathetic face. she cried
out in tones of heartrending agony:
''Oh, Clarice, Clarice! Ihave murdered
them! I wished myself free, and God
has taken me at my word!"
She staggered, threw out her hand
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